Both offer good body coverage and responsive buttons, but
the lip around the screen is almost nonexistent, especially on the Halo Series.
Including the protective
lip around the screen, the case adds a little more than 2 millimeters to the total thickness of the handset, which is about half the extra thickness of our previous pick, Speck's CandyShell.
The phone's buttons remain nice and clicky through the case, and the pronounced
lip around the screen is reassuring.
The raised
lips around the screen deliver supreme protection to it from scratches, cuts, or scuffs.
Case in point: the large
lip around the screen offers added protection to the screen in the event of a fall.
It covers the S9 from every angle, with a protective
lip around the screen, tactile button covers, and generous openings for the camera, fingerprint sensor, and ports.
The front side of the phone has a notably large
lip around the screen with a metal ring sealing it all together.
You'll also find a slight protective
lip around the screen.
Not exact matches
Fall is just
around the corner, and after three months of
lip balm, sun
screen and a little eyeliner, I am ready for REAL makeup.
The
screen has an unsightly
lip around it, the front facing camera really stands out and the pathetic flap that covers the SIM slot lets the side down.
There's also no vertical
lip around the edges of the
screen; this is just one flat expanse of glass, like a normal tablet.
It adds grip as well as some protection to the
screen (thanks to a
lip around the front).
There's a raised
lip around the camera lens, but there's no bezel
around the
screen.
Credit: Jeremy
Lips / Tom's GuideThe company also claims that the OnePlus 3 has some of the slimmest bezels
around, although a quick comparison with the similarly sized 5.5 - inch Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge shows that Samsung still holds a very slight advantage in
screen - to - body ratio.
You'll find this flexible layer
around the
lip of the case — keeping the Galaxy Note 5's
screen safe and sound while faced down — and
around the port openings and side buttons.
OnePlus has enhanced this with rubber sides, complete with a
screen - protecting
lip, that wrap all the way
around the phone itself.